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Artstudio Pro
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Drawing,painting,photo editing

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Description

Introducing Artstudio Pro, the most powerful painting and photo editing app available for both iOS and macOS. The successor to our famous ArtStudio app has been redesigned bringing many new features and improvements taking full advantage of the latest technologies Metal, iCloud Drive, Apple Pencil, and optimized for 64-bit multi-core processors to achieve the smoothest possible workflow.

Hundreds of assets are included and users have the ability to import resources in the most popular formats (ABR, TPL, PAT, GRD, ASE, ACO) giving instant access to millions of brushes, patterns, gradients, color swatches and fonts. It will boost your creativity and help you bring your ideas to life quickly and easily.

Other features• Screen recording• All features available on both iPad and iPhone• Selection displayed as marching ants, quick mask or invisible• Snapping to guidelines, dynamic guidelines, grid• Canvas rotation• Support of iPad Drag and Drop, Split View, Sharing Extension, Open In, Clipboard

What's New

Version History

1.0.15

1.0.14

Feb 12, 2018

- added option to create a brush from active image (File>Add Preset>Add Brush)- added Watercolor and Wet Watercolor brushes in Painting group (similar to Watercolor brush from old ArtStudio)- improved performance of Edit>Transform, now it is smooth even on old devices- optimized saving on old 32-bit devices - it is 2x faster now- fixed glitch in Edit>Transform on old 32-bit devices- fixed Quick Mask view mode- merging down layer over mask/clipping is not possible anymore- few other minor fixes and optimizations

1.0.13

1.0.12

Jan 30, 2018

- it is now easier to deselect using double tap with Pencil- fixed problem with accidental deselecting- finger events are now disabled for Lasso and Polygon Lasso tools in Pencil Only mode- fixed rearranging favourite tools on iPad- fixed PSD Export performed from the Document Browser- fixed missing EXIF data when exporting PNG/JPG/TIFF from Document Browser

1.0.11

Jan 24, 2018

- added option in preferences to disable zooming/panning with fingers in Pencil Only mode- fixed Pencil Only icon state on iPad after changing active document- now recently edited layer effects are used as a default value when editing another layer (but only if it was not yet edited, or after using 'Clear Effects').- now long press for Clone tool is working even if Eyedropper delay is 0.0 in preferences- fixed controls in Blur and Sharpen tools- fixed RGB calculation of semitransparent pixels in clipping mask- fixed RGB calculation of semitransparent pixels when painting on layers with locked transparency- fixed dragging guidelines from the ruler (you have to show ruler first: tap View->Ruler in top menu)- few other minor bug fixes

1.0.10

Jan 15, 2018

- increased steps in brush ‘smoothing’ parameter from 10 to 100 (if you defined your own brushes with smoothing > 0, you have to manually adjust it, sorry for the inconvenience)- few minor bug fixes

1.0.9

Jan 12, 2018

- fixed undo/redo when editing 'Curves' and 'Black and White' adjustment layers- fixed problem with colors in navigation bar- fixed applying max brush size to size slider- now app should not slow down after longer using- a bit improved general performance

1.0.7

- added file size information in Document Browser- fixed Pattern Bucket Fill tool when used with selection- fixed Smudge tool when some pixels on layer are transparent- fixed crash when transforming or moving Mask / Clipping Mask- fixed problem with freezing Photo Picker when importing from Photos- few other small fixed and stability improvements

1.0.6

Jan 2, 2018

- added 'Get Started' and 'FAQ' sections - available in Artstudio submenu list- added separate option in Artstudio->Preferences for Eyedropper Delay when using Pencil- added 'Taper' brush - similar to default brush in old Artstudio- fixed Polygon Lasso in Pencil Only mode - now if line was started using Pencil it can be continuead only with Pencil- fixed wrong 1st frame in Screen Recording- fixed Crop Layer To Image Bounds in some cases- fixed Pick and Move mode in Move tool- moving a selection is now possible only in 'New' mode (not possible in 'Add', 'Subtract' , 'Intersect')- fixed Crop and Ellipse/Rect select tool when trying to select area out of image bounds- changed order of buttons in export view - now PNG is the first from left- now 'Open Documents' popover is automatically hidden after closing all documents- few other small fixes and improvements

1.0.3

Dec 19, 2017

- stability improvements

1.0.2

Dec 18, 2017

- it is now possible to open large photos - they are scaled to supported size- Reselect did not work for large images- fixed importing PSD created in some apps- added possibility to enable two- and three-finger-tap gestures (undo/redo) when using Pencil Only mode- fixed crash when using Edit->Transform Special with empty layer- fixes in Text Tool when importing custom fonts- added switch in Preferences to separately set Eyedropper Offset for finger and Pencil- Layer top menu item was not fully visible on iPad- fixed generating Screen Recording video when canvas was scaled- fixed numeric keyboard popup position on iPhone in brush/color/pattern editor- few other small bug fixes and stability improvements

1.0.1

Dec 13, 2017

- updated link in Artstudio->Review On The App Store- few small bug fixes

1.0

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5

175 Ratings

175 Ratings

Thanks for Developer Response

Jan 20, 2018

sorry4ever

Updating my review: I received a response from the developers regarding the review I made upon my first try of Artstudio Pro, as seen below this one. The developer asked me to send a screen-shot of the problem. But when I tried to replicate the problem I couldn't because I did not remember the exact steps I took at that time. However, I did try to replicate the problem and it ended up that I did in fact accomplish what I tried to to when the problem arose. Whew! What a long explanation! So, at this point I've got to say that I am getting better aquainted with the app and I love it. It just takes a little patience, practice, and time. So folks, have some of the above and enjoy. I have a feeling that this app is going someplace good. My first review was on December 28, 2017 and here it is: I have the old ArtStudio and I love it, so naturally I got the Pro version. At this point, I would like to say that I prefer the old. However, I am definitely going to keep working on getting used to this one because it's going to be good once I do. So far, I have found one problem. The problem is that I see the MOVE function, but on my app it is greyed out and it did not work for me. This disappointed me, but I may be doing something wrong. I will not give up until I learn this one just like I learned the other one. So for now, four stars. Hopefully when things get ironed out, I can give this app five stars. But not bad for a new app!

Developer Response

Jan 3, 2018

Please send me more details to email info@luckyclan.com, screenshot with greyed out MOVE function will be helpful. Move functions may be greyed out because active layer has enabled 'Lock position'. Or maybe active layer is adjustment layer.

Thanks for Developer Response

Jan 20, 2018

sorry4ever

Updating my review: I received a response from the developers regarding the review I made upon my first try of Artstudio Pro, as seen below this one. The developer asked me to send a screen-shot of the problem. But when I tried to replicate the problem I couldn't because I did not remember the exact steps I took at that time. However, I did try to replicate the problem and it ended up that I did in fact accomplish what I tried to to when the problem arose. Whew! What a long explanation! So, at this point I've got to say that I am getting better aquainted with the app and I love it. It just takes a little patience, practice, and time. So folks, have some of the above and enjoy. I have a feeling that this app is going someplace good. My first review was on December 28, 2017 and here it is: I have the old ArtStudio and I love it, so naturally I got the Pro version. At this point, I would like to say that I prefer the old. However, I am definitely going to keep working on getting used to this one because it's going to be good once I do. So far, I have found one problem. The problem is that I see the MOVE function, but on my app it is greyed out and it did not work for me. This disappointed me, but I may be doing something wrong. I will not give up until I learn this one just like I learned the other one. So for now, four stars. Hopefully when things get ironed out, I can give this app five stars. But not bad for a new app!

Developer Response

Jan 3, 2018

Please send me more details to email info@luckyclan.com, screenshot with greyed out MOVE function will be helpful. Move functions may be greyed out because active layer has enabled 'Lock position'. Or maybe active layer is adjustment layer.

lots of great stuff!

Jan 2, 2018

~Juniper Falcon~

i was really excited when i saw that they made an update, and im pretty happy with it. there really are a gazillion brushes, and also seperate opacity and flow sliders are useful. blur is much less buggy and so is autosave, theres really no lag on anything. and making it work with apple pencil is really cool! although i miss custom brushes! that was one of my favorite parts of the old app, and either i havent found it yet or it was removed, because i can only seem to save manipulations of the brushes offered. that and that the smudge tool no longer recognizes transparent as a color. previously, you could drag from a transparent part of the layer into a colored part, and it smeared transparency into it. Now it only ever adds more color, so smearing something at a low opacity darkens it and it overall turns out messy.transform is glitchy too, and not as easy as before. and the brush preview isnt as indicative as the old one.plenty of needed tweaks, but its still really usefull and my go-to art app, save a couple things i still need to go back to the orginal to use, which is understandable for its first release.

lots of great stuff!

Jan 2, 2018

~Juniper Falcon~

i was really excited when i saw that they made an update, and im pretty happy with it. there really are a gazillion brushes, and also seperate opacity and flow sliders are useful. blur is much less buggy and so is autosave, theres really no lag on anything. and making it work with apple pencil is really cool! although i miss custom brushes! that was one of my favorite parts of the old app, and either i havent found it yet or it was removed, because i can only seem to save manipulations of the brushes offered. that and that the smudge tool no longer recognizes transparent as a color. previously, you could drag from a transparent part of the layer into a colored part, and it smeared transparency into it. Now it only ever adds more color, so smearing something at a low opacity darkens it and it overall turns out messy.transform is glitchy too, and not as easy as before. and the brush preview isnt as indicative as the old one.plenty of needed tweaks, but its still really usefull and my go-to art app, save a couple things i still need to go back to the orginal to use, which is understandable for its first release.

Might be good....eventually.

Jan 31, 2018

Horseboy1969

BIG change from the older program, was really looking forward to this as ArtStudio has been my favorite app for years. Unfortunately I can't get a pen to work the way I want. Nothing in the settings seems to make much difference and does this ONLY work with the Apple Pencil?? None of my styluses seem to work any different than my finger even after enabling "dynamics". I will keep an eye on this app but will be using the old one until things are (hopefully) fixed.

Edit: The old program you could easily make any brush taper as well as fade the opacity in and out. Those settings are now either non existent or too well hidden.

Edit2: I tried the settings you mention for the taper and opacity. If I could send you a screen shot to show a "before and after" you would also see no difference in the brush. I stand by my original statement.

Edit3: While I think there is still room for improvement with the brush settings, I did notice that the dynamics work better on the included brushes than the imported ones. Also, it took me a while to figure out how masking works now. Quite a departure (putting it above the layer you are masking was not intuitive). I will admit that improvements, bug fixes and responses have been great. I'm also using the app more and love that I can actually use an iPhone app to work on real work now and it's pretty seamless integrating it into my workflow. I added a star. Hope to add more.

Developer Response

Feb 1, 2018

If you mean Pencil tool - Pencil Tool generates hard-edge strokes, it is useful mainly to generate pixel perfect images. For general painting purposes basic tool is "Paint".Styluses - currently only Apple Pencil is supported, exactly like in the old ArtStudio. We will add support for other styluses soon.Taper: open Brush Editor->Dynamics->Finger->Size/Opacity/Flow/etc->Stroke End or Stroke Start/EndUpdate: please send me screenshot with expected result to info@luckyclan.com and i promise i will find a solution.Update: We added two help sections in version 1.0.6: 'Get Started' and 'FAQ' - available in 'Artstudio' submenu, please read them.

Update: please give me your email and I will send you screenshots with explanation how to set taper effect. Send it to my email: info@luckyclan.comMasking - i know it is a bit different then in other apps, but in Artstudio Pro you can set Text Layer as a mask (you have to rasterize it in other apps), and you can also set few masks to a single layer.

Might be good....eventually.

Jan 31, 2018

Horseboy1969

BIG change from the older program, was really looking forward to this as ArtStudio has been my favorite app for years. Unfortunately I can't get a pen to work the way I want. Nothing in the settings seems to make much difference and does this ONLY work with the Apple Pencil?? None of my styluses seem to work any different than my finger even after enabling "dynamics". I will keep an eye on this app but will be using the old one until things are (hopefully) fixed.

Edit: The old program you could easily make any brush taper as well as fade the opacity in and out. Those settings are now either non existent or too well hidden.

Edit2: I tried the settings you mention for the taper and opacity. If I could send you a screen shot to show a "before and after" you would also see no difference in the brush. I stand by my original statement.

Edit3: While I think there is still room for improvement with the brush settings, I did notice that the dynamics work better on the included brushes than the imported ones. Also, it took me a while to figure out how masking works now. Quite a departure (putting it above the layer you are masking was not intuitive). I will admit that improvements, bug fixes and responses have been great. I'm also using the app more and love that I can actually use an iPhone app to work on real work now and it's pretty seamless integrating it into my workflow. I added a star. Hope to add more.

Developer Response

Feb 1, 2018

If you mean Pencil tool - Pencil Tool generates hard-edge strokes, it is useful mainly to generate pixel perfect images. For general painting purposes basic tool is "Paint".Styluses - currently only Apple Pencil is supported, exactly like in the old ArtStudio. We will add support for other styluses soon.Taper: open Brush Editor->Dynamics->Finger->Size/Opacity/Flow/etc->Stroke End or Stroke Start/EndUpdate: please send me screenshot with expected result to info@luckyclan.com and i promise i will find a solution.Update: We added two help sections in version 1.0.6: 'Get Started' and 'FAQ' - available in 'Artstudio' submenu, please read them.

Update: please give me your email and I will send you screenshots with explanation how to set taper effect. Send it to my email: info@luckyclan.comMasking - i know it is a bit different then in other apps, but in Artstudio Pro you can set Text Layer as a mask (you have to rasterize it in other apps), and you can also set few masks to a single layer.